Dear Pam, Jan here. Father has set you & Keith in a position of great cherishing. Every time he wakes me at night to pray for you, I sense His love for you both, your great importance to Him, & His tenderness towards you. I feel honored to be included in what He treasures in His heart. It's so apparent to me that His thoughts are toward you both constantly, the way he calls me to pray. What a vigilant & brooding kind of overseeing love He contains toward you, that He is so mindful of you both at all hours. His heart spills over, calling out to us, to cherish what He cherishes. When I was sick for 5 years I learned that at the lowest times when I could not sense anything comforting emotionally, it was not an actual representation of how He was loving and caring for me. I couldn't make sense of the idea that He could be holding me when I felt so troubled. How can a branch attached to the Vine be fruitful & miserable all at once. But sometimes the pain of what I was facing came screaming to the surface, & I had to look at it, & acknowledge it, & there was nothing about the process I was attending to that was pleasant or reassuring. I felt so set apart, alone. But I wasn't. I was in a valley that was quiet & uncertain, but it was a valley very much within His loving hands. There are birds that sing in the valley you are in that you will never hear anywhere else. There are faithful whispers of His love, so intimate & fresh that are the very breeze of this valley, & the sound of quiet waters that ripple over stones, echoing gently just for your refreshing. Times of refreshing are coming. He's scheming for your joy, and for the affirmations of His love for you, to delight you and comfort you. Don't worry over a dry spell. Take heart today, that you are both irresistable to Him. His love for you is unstoppable. I pray every day for Keith to be healed. I don't know whether that healing will be seen here, or in His glorious presence there, but I know this, He is carrying you, & calling upon His children to join in the song of His heart for you. It's a beautiful song.
Jan, what a beautiful reminder of what is true about my Lord. He loves us and has for us both more than I can ever fathom. Your prayers are cherished. I want to remember to listen to that still small voice for guidance especially when I am not strong.
Dear Pam,
ReplyDeleteJan here. Father has set you & Keith in a position of great cherishing. Every time he wakes me at night to pray for you, I sense His love for you both, your great importance to Him, & His tenderness towards you. I feel honored to be included in what He treasures in His heart. It's so apparent to me that His thoughts are toward you both constantly, the way he calls me to pray. What a vigilant & brooding kind of overseeing love He contains toward you, that He is so mindful of you both at all hours. His heart spills over, calling out to us, to cherish what He cherishes. When I was sick for 5 years I learned that at the lowest times when I could not sense anything comforting emotionally, it was not an actual representation of how He was loving and caring for me. I couldn't make sense of the idea that He could be holding me when I felt so troubled. How can a branch attached to the Vine be fruitful & miserable all at once. But sometimes the pain of what I was facing came screaming to the surface, & I had to look at it, & acknowledge it, & there was nothing about the process I was attending to that was pleasant or reassuring. I felt so set apart, alone. But I wasn't. I was in a valley that was quiet & uncertain, but it was a valley very much within His loving hands. There are birds that sing in the valley you are in that you will never hear anywhere else. There are faithful whispers of His love, so intimate & fresh that are the very breeze of this valley, & the sound of quiet waters that ripple over stones, echoing gently just for your refreshing. Times of refreshing are coming. He's scheming for your joy, and for the affirmations of His love for you, to delight you and comfort you. Don't worry over a dry spell. Take heart today, that you are both irresistable to Him. His love for you is unstoppable. I pray every day for Keith to be healed. I don't know whether that healing will be seen here, or in His glorious presence there, but I know this, He is carrying you, & calling upon His children to join in the song of His heart for you. It's a beautiful song.
Jan, what a beautiful reminder of what is true about my Lord. He loves us and has for us both more than I can ever fathom. Your prayers are cherished. I want to remember to listen to that still small voice for guidance especially when I am not strong.
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